We thought we wanted out. As teenagers in a west Houston neighborhood, my friend Karl Rosenbusch and I had dreams bigger than Texas. He would be a rock star, and I’d be…
Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Everyone’s Invested in a Baby Capybara
After the San Antonio Zoo announced the birth of Tupi, the first capybara born there since 2000, it had to clarify to X users that it was “not associated with or benefiting…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025
After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be…
Tech Crunch – Belgium investigating alleged cyberattack on intelligence agency by China-linked hackers
The hackers reportedly exploited a flaw in US cybersecurity firm Barracuda’s software to access VSSE’s email server © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires
Among the proposals is a bill that would force more inspections of power lines, which a committee concluded ignited a blaze that burned more than 1 million acres last year. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades
Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI’s Sora is now available in the EU, UK
OpenAI is finally making its video generation model, Sora, available to users in the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The company said on Friday that ChatGPT Plus and…
Tech Crunch – Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia takes wraps off his first assignment for DOGE
Almost two weeks after The New York Times reported that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia had joined Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” Gebbia clarified his role on Thursday, announcing on X that…
KTSM News – Local furniture store at risk of closing looks for community’s help
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Hotel & Furniture Liquidators specializes in all things furniture. Over the years, they’ve furnished homes, hotels, and more. Sandra Trevino has owned the store at the Shoppes at Solana for…
KTSM News – EPISD to cut costs by adding classes for non-core teachers next school year
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — High school teachers of non-core (elective) courses in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) will be required to instruct an added class next school year as…